Dish
Dish
Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsH: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Rim Diam: 3 in. (7.6 cm); Thickness: 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
MediumGlass; mold fused and abraded
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1399
Not on View
DescriptionSmall dish. Off-set, vertical rim with a rounded edge; short, convex curving side turning abruptly inward to an almost flat bottom, slightly convex on its underside. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with opaque white rods surrounding an opaque white circle around a purple circle, with a central opaque yellow and green spiral.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with opaque white rods surrounding an opaque white circle around a purple circle, with a central opaque yellow and green spiral.
Published ReferencesGrose, David F., Early Ancient Glass: Core-Formed, Rod-Formed, and Cast Vessels and Objects from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Roman Empire, 1600 B. C. to A. D. 50, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1989, cat. no. 585, p. 335, drawing p. 430.Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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